1968 Sutton London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 The 1968 Sutton Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012241/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf dead 24 January 2015 London Datastore Greater London Council 29 March 2015 Background A total of 127 candidates, down from 157 in 1964 stood in the election for the 51 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative Party, while Labour stood 48 candidates, the Liberals stood 16 candidates, the Residents Association stood 10 candidates, and the Communist Party stood 2 candidates. There were 24 two-seat wards and 1 three-seat ward. Election result Sutton local election result 1968 Conservative Party (UK) 41 11 11 80.4 63.0 57,962 Labour Party (UK) 7 10 10 13.7 21.2 19,510 Residents Association 3 1 1 5.9 9.2 8,454 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 6.5 5,988 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0.0 0.1 99 |} Ward results Beddington North (2) Labour Party (UK) G.E.W. Eve 742 17.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Granthier 733 17.6 Conservative Party (UK) C.B. Hill 721 17.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Fox 697 16.7 Residents Association Mrs M.M. Heath 647 15.5 Residents Association B.J. Carr 633 15.2 4,173 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) (Residents and Ratepayers) Beddington South (2) Conservative Party (UK) W.R. Hadden 1,499 27.5 Conservative Party (UK) F.G. Caunt 1,450 26.6 Residents Association P.L. Miller 951 17.4 Residents Association R.C. Pitt 918 16.8 Labour Party (UK) E.I. Marshall 334 6.1 Labour Party (UK) M.D. Simmons 303 5.6 5,455 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) (Residents and Ratepayers) Belmont (2) Conservative Party (UK) J.C. Cox 1,750 46.3 Conservative Party (UK) F.G. Moore 1,728 45.7 Labour Party (UK) Dr V. Marks 164 4.3 Labour Party (UK) Mrs P.M. Brennan 140 3.7 3,782 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carshalton Central (2) Conservative Party (UK) C.W.M. McDowell 1,038 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) D.H.T. Salari 1,005 42.3 Labour Party (UK) Mrs J.S.C. Crowley 170 7.2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs J. Markan 164 6.9 2,377 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carshalton North East (3) Conservative Party (UK) F. Hartshorn 1,311 21.4 Conservative Party (UK) J.W. Dunn 1,329 21.3 Conservative Party (UK) G.W. Ballard 1,309 21.0 Labour Party (UK) Mrs S.J. Buck 766 12.3 Labour Party (UK) H.L. Markan 757 12.1 Labour Party (UK) G.W. Ballard 739 11.9 6,231 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Carshalton North West (2) Conservative Party (UK) G.D. Coombs 1,343 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Slater 1,300 40.5 Labour Party (UK) E.F. Long 298 9.3 Labour Party (UK) Miss J.H. Moyser 272 8.5 3,213 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carshalton St Helier North (2) Labour Party (UK) C.J. Goodall 1,097 38.7 Labour Party (UK) H. Ferguson 1,080 38.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Perowne 330 11.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Robinson 326 11.5 2,833 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Carshalton St Helier South (2) Labour Party (UK) P.J. Bassett 1,081 40.0 Labour Party (UK) Mrs B.D. Vernon 998 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) Miss W. Gordon 295 10.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Belsey 289 10.7 Communist Party of Great Britain P.B. Kane 39 1.4 2,702 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Carshalton St Helier West (2) Labour Party (UK) E.W. Goodall 1,165 37.3 Labour Party (UK) Mrs J.M. Morgan 1,088 34.8 Conservative Party (UK) Miss C.A. Gould 472 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) J.W. Pidgeon 400 12.8 3,125 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Carshalton South East (2) Conservative Party (UK) G.F. Everitt 1,618 43.4 Conservative Party (UK) B.C. Fleming 1,547 41.5 Labour Party (UK) R.D. Everington 296 7.9 Labour Party (UK) J.G. Morgan 264 7.1 3,725 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carshalton South West (2) Conservative Party (UK) A.R. Wakefield 1,495 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) K.J. Martin 1,486 39.0 Liberal Party (UK) H.J. Sainsbury 355 9.3 Liberal Party (UK) J.G. Waller 344 9.0 Labour Party (UK) E.T. James 68 1.8 Labour Party (UK) Mrs M.E. Chapman 67 1.8 3,815 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cheam North (2) Conservative Party (UK) Miss A.M. Burrington 1,305 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) P.J.M Sinclair 1,288 27.3 Liberal Party (UK) D.A. Bigg 594 12.6 Liberal Party (UK) J.H. Hayns 577 12.2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs H.O. Judd 490 10.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Dowsett 463 9.8 4,717 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cheam South (2) Conservative Party (UK) G.P. Tobin 1,929 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) E.G. Trevor 1,920 48.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Jarman 69 1.7 Labour Party (UK) Mrs F. Lines 64 1.6 3,982 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cheam West (2) Conservative Party (UK) C.R.C. Fenson 1,399 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) L.S. Hill 1,378 39.1 Liberal Party (UK) A.J. Eagles 264 7.5 Liberal Party (UK) F.W. Sharp 248 7.0 Labour Party (UK) Mrs L.B.M. Barton 123 3.5 Labour Party (UK) L.P. Taft 113 3.2 3,525 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sutton Central (2) Conservative Party (UK) R.J. Jordan 675 24.0 Conservative Party (UK) D.P. Thomas 661 23.5 Labour Party (UK) E.C. Marshall 533 19.0 Labour Party (UK) Sidney James Barton 452 16.1 Liberal Party (UK) G.R. Watkin 217 7.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Toots 211 7.5 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Cole 60 2.1 2,809 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sutton East (2) Conservative Party (UK) H.D. Burton 748 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Edey 745 33.9 Liberal Party (UK) D.E. Strong 195 8.9 Liberal Party (UK) R.H. Insoll 193 8.8 Labour Party (UK) R.S. Williams 159 7.2 Labour Party (UK) F.W. Frewer 157 7.1 2,197 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sutton North (2) Conservative Party (UK) L.R. Brown 1,111 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) D.P. Madden 1,110 42.4 Labour Party (UK) A.C.T. Shepherd 203 7.8 Labour Party (UK) S.C. Terry 192 7.3 2,616 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sutton North East (2) Conservative Party (UK) S.F. Lever 1,338 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) N.G. Shelley 1,328 37.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Greenhalgh 434 12.3 Labour Party (UK) A.J. Barker 420 11.9 3,520 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sutton South (2) Conservative Party (UK) J.J. Nicholls 1,215 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M.R. Grimes 1,207 44.5 Labour Party (UK) Miss J.K. Leech 158 5.8 Labour Party (UK) L.F. Starey 135 5.0 2,715 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sutton South East (2) Conservative Party (UK) T.F. Gadd 1,367 41.4 Conservative Party (UK) Miss F.A. Blackler 1,350 40.9 Liberal Party (UK) I. Nicholls 295 8.9 Liberal Party (UK) W.A. Neil 288 8.7 3,300 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wallington Central (2) Conservative Party (UK) E.W. Harding 1,140 26.4 Conservative Party (UK) Cdr E.G. Mason 1,110 25.7 Residents Association P.M. Prendergast 838 19.4 Residents Association R. Wane 791 18.3 Labour Party (UK) C.J. Brown 223 5.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Willmott 217 5.0 4,319 Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association (Residents and Ratepayers) Wallington North (2) Residents Association J.L. Izard 686 19.5 Conservative Party (UK) R.J.M. Akhurst 625 17.7 Conservative Party (UK) A.T. Jackson 607 17.2 Residents Association C.T. O'Reilly 602 17.1 Labour Party (UK) M.C. Smith 506 14.4 Labour Party (UK) Miss I.S.E. Tomlin 497 14.1 3,523 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) (Residents and Ratepayers) Wallington South (2) Residents Association H. Haydon 1,280 27.7 Residents Association H.R.C. Sawyers 1,108 23.9 Conservative Party (UK) D.F. Cockerill 1,058 22.9 Conservative Party (UK) C.A. Gaze 1,038 22.4 Labour Party (UK) L.A. Marchesi 145 3.1 4,629 Residents Association Residents Association (Residents and Ratepayers) Worcester Park North (2) Conservative Party (UK) N.F. Paul 1,549 34.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Sunderland 1,535 33.9 Labour Party (UK) H.F.L. Insoll 427 9.4 Labour Party (UK) Miss A.M.L. Hill 426 9.4 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs F.L. Seymour-Lee 314 9.6 Liberal Party (UK) B.C. Twyman 280 6.2 4,531 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Worcester Park South (2) Conservative Party (UK) R.W. Ellis 1,226 29.2 Conservative Party (UK) W.D. Milne 1,206 28.7 Liberal Party (UK) A.H. Shaw 807 19.2 Liberal Party (UK) D.J. Eagle 806 19.2 Labour Party (UK) Mrs J.G. Baker 77 1.8 Labour Party (UK) J.W. Bradly 77 1.8 4,199 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1968 London Borough council elections